Having a parent with an autoimmune disease may be associated with an increased risk for allergic diseases, a meta-analysis shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/autoimmune-disease-parent-tied-allergy-risk-child-2026a1000amv?src=rss Author : Publish...

High-flow nasal oxygen appears to reduce intubation incidence but does not reduce mortality in ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/high-flow-oxygen-reduces-intubation-not-mortality-patients-2026a1000ams?src=rss Author :...

Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for years left her ruminating all day and questioning nearly everything she had...

The FDA approved the first generics of dapagliflozin (Farxiga) tablets for adults with type 2 diabetes, the agency announced on Tuesday. Generics of the SGLT2 inhibitor are indicated for glycemic...

More than 100 pediatricians who work for Packard Children's Health Alliance, part of Stanford Medicine Children's Health, have filed to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD)....

The incidence of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia almost tripled over 30 years, according to a study from Japan.Rising rates paradoxically reflect medical success, as more patients are living long enough...

Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. Actress and talk show host Kelly Ripa recently...

Nerve growth factor (NGF) has been shown to be upregulated in joints affected by osteoarthritis, many cell types in the joint express NGF receptors, and an important NGF effect is...

Novo Nordisk said its semaglutide (Wegovy) pill outperformed recently approved orforglipron (Foundayo) in weight loss and tolerability in an indirect comparison using clinical trial data, and the company launched multi-month...

Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month. The government in partnership with...

Recently established links between autism and Alzheimer's disease could influence the way both disorders are treated. (Washington Post) The apolipoprotein E mimetic peptide CN-105, which is being studied to reduce...

In a whistleblower lawsuit, a prominent cardiologist says he was fired from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) after reporting racist text messages exchanged between colleagues and a potential...

Light is both a wave and a particle, and we know it for sure nowAnna Bliokh/Getty Images The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive...

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "Community Minor Injury and Illness Units and GP practices across the county will continue to provide services and if people have an urgent care...

For nurses looking to obtain an advanced degree, U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings for graduate nursing programs on Tuesday. Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of...

On 6 April, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew in a loop around the far side of the moon. They travelled more than 406,700 kilometres from Earth, further...

Nurses in England with longer mental health-related absence face a much higher risk of leaving, analysis shows. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mental-ill-health-drives-nurse-exit-risk-despite-workforce-2026a1000ala?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-04-07...

A national analysis of claims data found that only 1.6% of at-risk youth filled a prescription for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from 2018 to 2022.Minors, young women, and those living...

What do you see when you try to picture an apple?Adrià Voltà Last December, I closed my eyes and tried to visualise a potoo. This tropical bird has a “round,...

Media headlines recently cheered on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement of a "Quality and Safety Special Alert" from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) directing hospitals...